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  1. "We turn now to new revelations from a former Justice Department attorney who’s filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism pushed universities into massive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of antisemitism on campus.

    Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in her complaint that the government’s probes into schools like Harvard, Brown and Columbia were, quote, “an unlawful process designed to achieve predetermined political goals.”

    Brown University settled for $50 million. Columbia settled for $200 million. Harvard refused to settle, and a judge threw out a case against the university.

    Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched a probe into the whistleblower allegations. He wrote in a statement, quote, “It has been apparent that its investigations have been structured deliberately to harass and intimidate rather than protect anyone from discrimination.”"

    democracynow.org/2026/8/21/ant

    #USA #Antisemitism #Zionism #Israel #Universities #Trump #AcademicFreedom #Trump #Columbia #Harvard #HigherEd

  2. "We turn now to new revelations from a former Justice Department attorney who’s filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism pushed universities into massive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of antisemitism on campus.

    Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in her complaint that the government’s probes into schools like Harvard, Brown and Columbia were, quote, “an unlawful process designed to achieve predetermined political goals.”

    Brown University settled for $50 million. Columbia settled for $200 million. Harvard refused to settle, and a judge threw out a case against the university.

    Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched a probe into the whistleblower allegations. He wrote in a statement, quote, “It has been apparent that its investigations have been structured deliberately to harass and intimidate rather than protect anyone from discrimination.”"

    democracynow.org/2026/8/21/ant

    #USA #Antisemitism #Zionism #Israel #Universities #Trump #AcademicFreedom #Trump #Columbia #Harvard #HigherEd

  3. "We turn now to new revelations from a former Justice Department attorney who’s filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism pushed universities into massive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of antisemitism on campus.

    Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in her complaint that the government’s probes into schools like Harvard, Brown and Columbia were, quote, “an unlawful process designed to achieve predetermined political goals.”

    Brown University settled for $50 million. Columbia settled for $200 million. Harvard refused to settle, and a judge threw out a case against the university.

    Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched a probe into the whistleblower allegations. He wrote in a statement, quote, “It has been apparent that its investigations have been structured deliberately to harass and intimidate rather than protect anyone from discrimination.”"

    democracynow.org/2026/8/21/ant

    #USA #Antisemitism #Zionism #Israel #Universities #Trump #AcademicFreedom #Trump #Columbia #Harvard #HigherEd

  4. "We turn now to new revelations from a former Justice Department attorney who’s filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism pushed universities into massive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of antisemitism on campus.

    Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in her complaint that the government’s probes into schools like Harvard, Brown and Columbia were, quote, “an unlawful process designed to achieve predetermined political goals.”

    Brown University settled for $50 million. Columbia settled for $200 million. Harvard refused to settle, and a judge threw out a case against the university.

    Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched a probe into the whistleblower allegations. He wrote in a statement, quote, “It has been apparent that its investigations have been structured deliberately to harass and intimidate rather than protect anyone from discrimination.”"

    democracynow.org/2026/8/21/ant

    #USA #Antisemitism #Zionism #Israel #Universities #Trump #AcademicFreedom #Trump #Columbia #Harvard #HigherEd

  5. "We turn now to new revelations from a former Justice Department attorney who’s filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism pushed universities into massive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of antisemitism on campus.

    Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in her complaint that the government’s probes into schools like Harvard, Brown and Columbia were, quote, “an unlawful process designed to achieve predetermined political goals.”

    Brown University settled for $50 million. Columbia settled for $200 million. Harvard refused to settle, and a judge threw out a case against the university.

    Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has launched a probe into the whistleblower allegations. He wrote in a statement, quote, “It has been apparent that its investigations have been structured deliberately to harass and intimidate rather than protect anyone from discrimination.”"

    democracynow.org/2026/8/21/ant

    #USA #Antisemitism #Zionism #Israel #Universities #Trump #AcademicFreedom #Trump #Columbia #Harvard #HigherEd

  6. Where were all these self-proclaimed champions of #AcademicFreedom when it was being undermined by the US administration (and still is)? Thought so.

  7. Where were all these self-proclaimed champions of #AcademicFreedom when it was being undermined by the US administration (and still is)? Thought so.

  8. Where were all these self-proclaimed champions of #AcademicFreedom when it was being undermined by the US administration (and still is)? Thought so.

  9. Where were all these self-proclaimed champions of #AcademicFreedom when it was being undermined by the US administration (and still is)? Thought so.

  10. Where were all these self-proclaimed champions of #AcademicFreedom when it was being undermined by the US administration (and still is)? Thought so.

  11. I felt very lazy working on a grant proposal, so in the spirit of structured procrastination, I have processed and written up my meticulous notes  on what to do, once you move your academic website to a new location.  A long list of redirects!  I hope that some who are also in this situation can benefit from it as a guide.

    https://wasowski.dukla.ch/posts/2605-hello-hugo/#redirect-the-internet-to-your-new-location

    #keep #academicchatter #academicfreedom #selfhosting #digitalsoverignty

  12. I felt very lazy working on a grant proposal, so in the spirit of structured procrastination, I have processed and written up my meticulous notes  on what to do, once you move your academic website to a new location.  A long list of redirects!  I hope that some who are also in this situation can benefit from it as a guide.

    https://wasowski.dukla.ch/posts/2605-hello-hugo/#redirect-the-internet-to-your-new-location

    #keep #academicchatter #academicfreedom #selfhosting #digitalsoverignty

  13. I felt very lazy working on a grant proposal, so in the spirit of structured procrastination, I have processed and written up my meticulous notes  on what to do, once you move your academic website to a new location.  A long list of redirects!  I hope that some who are also in this situation can benefit from it as a guide.

    https://wasowski.dukla.ch/posts/2605-hello-hugo/#redirect-the-internet-to-your-new-location

    #keep #academicchatter #academicfreedom #selfhosting #digitalsoverignty

  14. I felt very lazy working on a grant proposal, so in the spirit of structured procrastination, I have processed and written up my meticulous notes  on what to do, once you move your academic website to a new location.  A long list of redirects!  I hope that some who are also in this situation can benefit from it as a guide.

    https://wasowski.dukla.ch/posts/2605-hello-hugo/#redirect-the-internet-to-your-new-location

    #keep #academicchatter #academicfreedom #selfhosting #digitalsoverignty

  15. I felt very lazy working on a grant proposal, so in the spirit of structured procrastination, I have processed and written up my meticulous notes  on what to do, once you move your academic website to a new location.  A long list of redirects!  I hope that some who are also in this situation can benefit from it as a guide.

    https://wasowski.dukla.ch/posts/2605-hello-hugo/#redirect-the-internet-to-your-new-location

    #keep #academicchatter #academicfreedom #selfhosting #digitalsoverignty

  16. A DOJ whistleblower report reveals Trump
    administration campus probes had
    predetermined outcomes and violated free
    speech. Ignoring anti-Muslim bias, it highlights an alarming reality: a direct threat to democracy and the Constitution that allows obscurantist
    ideologies into universities by ignoring them.
    #AcademicFreedom #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
    #2k115

  17. A DOJ whistleblower report reveals Trump
    administration campus probes had
    predetermined outcomes and violated free
    speech. Ignoring anti-Muslim bias, it highlights an alarming reality: a direct threat to democracy and the Constitution that allows obscurantist
    ideologies into universities by ignoring them.
    #AcademicFreedom #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
    #2k115

  18. A DOJ whistleblower report reveals Trump
    administration campus probes had
    predetermined outcomes and violated free
    speech. Ignoring anti-Muslim bias, it highlights an alarming reality: a direct threat to democracy and the Constitution that allows obscurantist
    ideologies into universities by ignoring them.
    #AcademicFreedom #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
    #2k115

  19. A DOJ whistleblower report reveals Trump
    administration campus probes had
    predetermined outcomes and violated free
    speech. Ignoring anti-Muslim bias, it highlights an alarming reality: a direct threat to democracy and the Constitution that allows obscurantist
    ideologies into universities by ignoring them.
    #AcademicFreedom #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
    #2k115

  20. A DOJ whistleblower report reveals Trump
    administration campus probes had
    predetermined outcomes and violated free
    speech. Ignoring anti-Muslim bias, it highlights an alarming reality: a direct threat to democracy and the Constitution that allows obscurantist
    ideologies into universities by ignoring them.
    #AcademicFreedom #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
    #2k115

  21. “The U.S. side,” the statement continued, “should abandon the Cold War mentality & foster an open, fair, & non-discriminatory environment for educational, scientific, & people-to-people exchanges between China & the United States.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research #China

  22. “The U.S. side,” the statement continued, “should abandon the Cold War mentality & foster an open, fair, & non-discriminatory environment for educational, scientific, & people-to-people exchanges between China & the United States.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research #China

  23. “The U.S. side,” the statement continued, “should abandon the Cold War mentality & foster an open, fair, & non-discriminatory environment for educational, scientific, & people-to-people exchanges between China & the United States.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research #China

  24. “The U.S. side,” the statement continued, “should abandon the Cold War mentality & foster an open, fair, & non-discriminatory environment for educational, scientific, & people-to-people exchanges between China & the United States.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research #China

  25. “The U.S. side,” the statement continued, “should abandon the Cold War mentality & foster an open, fair, & non-discriminatory environment for educational, scientific, & people-to-people exchanges between China & the United States.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research #China

  26. …The #DOJ also is investigating whether #Harvard University is allowing #Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude #US students 🙄, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the #Trump admin has opened in its battle against the #university.

    A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy said in a statement that the country opposes what it described as the politicization of “normal #scientific, #educational, & #academic exchanges.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #research

  27. …The #DOJ also is investigating whether #Harvard University is allowing #Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude #US students 🙄, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the #Trump admin has opened in its battle against the #university.

    A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy said in a statement that the country opposes what it described as the politicization of “normal #scientific, #educational, & #academic exchanges.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #research

  28. …The #DOJ also is investigating whether #Harvard University is allowing #Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude #US students 🙄, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the #Trump admin has opened in its battle against the #university.

    A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy said in a statement that the country opposes what it described as the politicization of “normal #scientific, #educational, & #academic exchanges.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #research

  29. …The #DOJ also is investigating whether #Harvard University is allowing #Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude #US students 🙄, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the #Trump admin has opened in its battle against the #university.

    A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy said in a statement that the country opposes what it described as the politicization of “normal #scientific, #educational, & #academic exchanges.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #research

  30. …The #DOJ also is investigating whether #Harvard University is allowing #Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude #US students 🙄, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the #Trump admin has opened in its battle against the #university.

    A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy said in a statement that the country opposes what it described as the politicization of “normal #scientific, #educational, & #academic exchanges.”

    #Trump #law #education #racism #AcademicFreedom #research

  31. The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

    …Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  32. The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

    …Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  33. The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

    …Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  34. The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

    …Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  35. The release didn’t name the schools, but a #US official … said they include #Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [ #MIT ] & #JohnsHopkins University.

    …Sarah Spreitzer, VP at the American Council on #Education, which represents #college & #university presidents, raised concerns that the announcement suggests, without any evidence, that the #schools are engaged in wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  36. If #schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed “problematic” in the next 2 weeks, they face losing #funding. The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded #research from theft & exploitation, the #Pentagon said.

    “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said in a news release.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  37. If #schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed “problematic” in the next 2 weeks, they face losing #funding. The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded #research from theft & exploitation, the #Pentagon said.

    “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said in a news release.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  38. If #schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed “problematic” in the next 2 weeks, they face losing #funding. The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded #research from theft & exploitation, the #Pentagon said.

    “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said in a news release.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  39. If #schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed “problematic” in the next 2 weeks, they face losing #funding. The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded #research from theft & exploitation, the #Pentagon said.

    “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said in a news release.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  40. If #schools don’t complete a review & terminate any arrangements deemed “problematic” in the next 2 weeks, they face losing #funding. The purported goal is to protect taxpayer-funded #research from theft & exploitation, the #Pentagon said.

    “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said in a news release.

    #Trump #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #China

  41. #Trump doesn’t just love the uneducated, he hates the educated. Probably because their mere existence proves he’s a moron.

    #Pentagon orders audit of 30 #universities' partnerships with foreign institutions

    The #DoD has ordered 30 #US universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities & military training institutions as the Trump admin scrutinizes #China’s growing global influence.

    #law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research
    apnews.com/article/pentagon-au